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    Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

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      brianon
      last edited by

      I love these threads. I know there is allot of duplication with others but still :)
      What would be a good idea is a Desert Island type selection. You only have 5 arcade games for the rest of your life ... now pick :)

      Ms.Pac-Man
      Donkey Kong
      Tetris
      Street Fighter Alpha 3
      DoDonPachi

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      • WeirdHW
        WeirdH
        last edited by

        Oh man, I love these threads, they're a great way to discover new gems. My list:

        • Bubble Bobble
        • Bosconian
        • Donkey Kong
        • Fast Lane
        • Any Metal Slug
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        • DorkVonWaterfallD
          DorkVonWaterfall
          last edited by

          Psychic 5
          Bubble Bobble
          Mag Max
          Wonderboy in Monsterland
          Jackal

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          • langestL
            langest @IanDaemon
            last edited by

            @IanDaemon
            Found Giga Wing which I also enjoyed.


            It's similar to DonPachi, but you don't need to turn your tv on the side to fit the screen.

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              VictimRLSH @langest
              last edited by

              @langest It's not in my Top 5, but I definitely play it frequently.

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              • tpo1990T
                tpo1990
                last edited by

                My top five classic MAME games from golden age.

                • Tapper
                • Joust
                • Gauntlet
                • Robotron
                • Rampage

                Greetings from Denmark. :-)

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                • ClassicGMRC
                  ClassicGMR
                  last edited by

                  Mine (in no order)

                  • Punch-Out!
                  • Mania Challenge
                  • Spy Hunter
                  • Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
                  • Star Wars

                  Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
                  Enjoy the ride!

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                    skeighter
                    last edited by

                    Satan's Hollow
                    Two Tigers
                    Wizard of Wor
                    Time Pilot
                    Cabal

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                    • IanDaemonI
                      IanDaemon @tpo1990
                      last edited by

                      @tpo1990 Those are some great titles.

                      • I recently put Tapper on my cocktail cabinet and, although I find it a stressful game, it's great to have the "Budweiser" licensed version on my arcade cocktail (tabletop) cabinet.
                      • Robotron: 2084 is a classic. I'm really glad I got that game working with two joysticks.
                      • I bought the first "Arcade1Up" cabinet and it includes Rampage, Joust, and Gauntlet! (It also has Defender, but I find the original control scheme tough to use.)
                      • 5 Favorite Arcade Games in MAME
                      • Cocktail Cabinet Games
                      • Check out the MAME RoW
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                      • Impman66I
                        Impman66
                        last edited by

                        A lot of my favourite games were on the Atari and Amiga, ported from original arcade games. So in no particular order;

                        Donkey Kong
                        Pac-Man
                        Tempest
                        Bubble Bobble
                        Rainbow Islands

                        Remember playing Tempest in the arcade, not having a clue on what I was doing (just spinning the spinner and firing - the equivalent of button mashing) yet managed to get the highest score :-)

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                        • tpo1990T
                          tpo1990 @IanDaemon
                          last edited by

                          @IanDaemon Yes I feel that any arcade owner should at least have those classic titles. Defender is a cool game although I'm not a big fan of it. I also find it hard to use the control scheme.

                          You could easily mention more than five great arcade games but those are the one that comes to my mind.

                          Greetings from Denmark. :-)

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                          • pjftP
                            pjft
                            last edited by

                            Well, if necro-ing is allowed here, here are some of mine:

                            • Final Fight
                            • DoDonPachi
                            • Elevator Action 2 (does the Rolling Thunder thing with a lot of style)
                            • Bubble Bobble
                            • OutRun

                            If I only had 5 games on my setup, these would very likely be the ones. I love several of the ones that have been mentioned so far, and I left a handful out of the list, but I'm happy with this one.

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                              Great_Snake
                              last edited by

                              Off topic, how do you add a topic to a post? I'm trying to ask a question and I can't add a topic, so I can't post.

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                                Impman66 @Great_Snake
                                last edited by

                                @Great_Snake said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                                Off topic, how do you add a topic to a post? I'm trying to ask a question and I can't add a topic, so I can't post.

                                If you click on the "in tray icon (the first one after the joystick. it shows unread topics, and you should see new topic there. You have to give it a category (help, projects) and assign soe tags in order to post.

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                                  Great_Snake @Impman66
                                  last edited by Great_Snake

                                  @Impman66 I appreciate the reply, and I see the tags, but still have no idea how to add a topic to my post.
                                  edit: Just got it, lol only took me half an hour.

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                                  • RionR
                                    Rion
                                    last edited by Rion

                                    Final Fight "Loosely based on the movie Streets Of Fire (1984)"
                                    Raiden DX
                                    Gun.Smoke
                                    Robotron 2084
                                    Metal Slug X

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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde @Rion
                                      last edited by

                                      @Rion said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                                      The Metal Slug series

                                      Hey, no cheating! The topic clearly says "games", no series. 😜

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                                      • RionR
                                        Rion @Clyde
                                        last edited by

                                        @Clyde said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                                        @Rion said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                                        The Metal Slug series

                                        Hey, no cheating! The topic clearly says "games", no series. 😜

                                        Opps. 😜

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                                        • AshpoolA
                                          Ashpool
                                          last edited by

                                          Really Tough, there are at least a dozen games that are on par with the following list of mine

                                          • Phoenix
                                          • Mappy
                                          • Elevator Action
                                          • Donkey Kong 3
                                          • Hyper Sports

                                          And nowadays (thanks to the lockdown situation of late) that my Daughter really loves to play 'em CoOp, i am inclined to switch 4/5 with (as 1/2):

                                          • Bubble Bobble
                                          • Bubble Bobble II (Bubble Symphony)
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                                            james.milroy
                                            last edited by

                                            @IanDaemon Thought I'd add my tuppence worth:

                                            In the arcade back in the day I'd play in no particular order:

                                            Robotron
                                            Gauntlet
                                            Salamander
                                            Star Wars
                                            Outrun

                                            On my bartop under mame I play:

                                            Robotron
                                            Nemesis/Gradius
                                            R-Type
                                            Salamander
                                            Star Wars (on a dedicated cabinet with a yoke!)

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